CAPSULE SUMMARY BA-1888 Scarf House 5300 Patterson Road Baldwin, Baltimore County Circa 1870 Private

The Scarf House is located near the historic village of Baldwin in the Eleventh District of Baltimore

County. By the mid-19th century, the community of Baldwin, named for the Baldwin family, was a

scattering of dwellings at the intersection of the northern branch of the Harford Turnpike with Baldwin

Mill Road and Long Green Pike. Baldwin grew rapidly in a southwesterly direction along the northern

branch of the Harford Turnpike and, by 1877, was a post office town with numerous buildings. As a

patron of the Atlas, George is noted as a farmer of 225 acres, and born in Maryland in 1847. Between

1877 and 1915, the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad was constructed, and Baldwin Station was

established at the intersection of Baldwin Mill Road and the railroad, enabling the village to maintain its

importance through the early 20th century.

This two-and-a-half-story Gothic Revival-style dwelling is sited on a level grassy lot with mature and

immature trees, shrubs, enclosed by a wood rail fence. Re-clad in aluminum siding, this wood frame

dwelling measures five bays across and exhibits an L-shaped footprint. It rests on a solid random-rubble

stone foundation. The center entry contains a single-leaf wood panel-with-lights door. Covering the full-

width of the facade is a half-hipped porch supported with replacement metal posts. Illuminating the

facade are 2/1 wood sash windows, with a round-arched 2/2 window in the center cross gable. The

windows feature square-edged wood surrounds. The cross-gable roof features overhanging eaves, cornice

returns, and an aluminum encased soffit. Rising above the asphalt shingle roof is one interior-end

corbelled brick chimney. A one-story wood frame addition resting on a concrete block foundation is

located on the rear elevation. Two historic and three non-historic outbuildings are associated with this

property.

Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form

Inventory No. BA- 1888

1. Name of Property (indicate preferred name)

historic Scarf House

other

2. Location street and number 5300 Patterson Road not for publication

city, town Baldwin vicinity

county Baltimore County

3. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of all owners)

name Donald W. & Winnie T. Nissley

street and number 5300 Patterson Road telephone Not Available

city, town Baldwin state MD zip code 21013-9360

4. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Baltimore County Courthouse tax map and parcel: 44; 183

city, town Towson liber 8137 folio 214

5. Primary Location of Additional Data Contributing Resource in National Register District Contributing Resource in Local Historic District Determined Eligible for the National Register/Maryland Register Determined Ineligible for the National Register/Maryland Register Recorded by HABS/HAER Historic Structure Report or Research Report Other

6. Classification Category

district X_ building(s)

structure site object

Ownership

public -X- private

both

Current Function agriculture

_ commerce/trade defense

X domestic _ education

funerary government

_ health care industry

landscape recreation/culture religion social transportation work in progress unknown vacant/not in use other:

Resource Count Contributing Noncontributing

2_ 3̂ buildings sites

J_ structures objects

3. 3_ Total

Number of Contributing Resources previously listed in the Inventory

1

7. Description Inventory No. BA-1888

Condition

excellent deteriorated JC good ruins

fair altered

Prepare both a one paragraph summary and a comprehensive description of the resource and its various elements as it exists today.

This two-and-a-half-story Gothic Revival-style dwelling is sited in a small crossroads community on a level grassy lot. Several mature and immature trees, shrubs, and a wood rail fence surround it. A gravel driveway leads to the house from both Patterson Road and XX Road. Two historic and three non-historic outbuildings are associated with this property.

Re-clad in aluminum siding, this wood frame dwelling measures five bays across and exhibits an L-shaped footprint. It rests on a solid random-rubble stone foundation. The center entry contains a single-leaf wood panel-with-lights door. Covering the full-width of the facade is a half-hipped porch supported with replacement metal posts. Illuminating the facade are 2/1 wood sash windows, with a round-arched 2/2 window in the center cross gable. The windows feature square-edged wood surrounds. The cross-gable roof features overhanging eaves, cornice returns, and an aluminum encased soffit. Rising above the asphalt shingle roof is one interior-end corbelled brick chimney. A one-story wood frame addition resting on a concrete block foundation is located on the rear elevation.

The 1940s garage is two-stories high and two bays wide. It is constructed of concrete blocks and is capped with a flat roof with a parapet. The facade is illuminated with one 8/8 wood sash window. It has three doors and one concrete block chimney. Next, is a circa 1900 stable clad with vertical board siding resting on a solid random-rubble stone foundation. The front gable roof is covered with standing-seam metal and features exposed roof rafters. A one-story shed roof addition constructed of concrete blocks is located on the side elevation.

A 1980s concrete block office stands one story high and measures one bay wide. It is capped with a front gable asphalt shingle roof. Finally, there are two pre-fabricated 1990s sheds clad with vertical board siding. Both are capped with a front gambrel roof.

8. Significance Inventory No. BA-1888

Period

_ 1600-1699 1700-1799

JL 1800-1899 1900-1999 2000-

Areas of Significance

agriculture archeology

JL architecture art commerce communications community planning conservation

Check and justify below

health/medicine economics education engineering entertainment/ recreation ethnic heritage exploration/ settlement

industry invention landscape architecture law literature maritime industry military

performing arts philospohy politics/government religion science social history transportation other:

Specific dates 1870 ca. Architect/Builder Not Known

Construction dates 1870 ca.

Evaluation for:

National Register Maryland Register not evaluated

Prepare a one-paragraph summary statement of significance addressing applicable criteria, followed by a narrative discussion of the history of the resource and its context. (For compliance reports, complete evaluation on a DOE Form - see manual.)

The Scarf House is located near the historic village of Baldwin in the Eleventh District of Baltimore County. By the mid-19th century, the community of Baldwin, named for the Baldwin family, was a scattering of dwellings at the intersection of the northern branch of the Harford Turnpike with Baldwin Mill Road and Long Green Pike. In 1850, the village included a tavern and school in addition to the many residential buildings along these roads.(l) Although it was little more than a cluster of residential buildings in the mid-19th century, Baldwin grew rapidly in a southwesterly direction along the northern branch of the Harford Turnpike and, by 1877, was a post office town with numerous buildings. A second schoolhouse, blacksmith's shop, Catholic church, and two general stores served the residents of the Baldwin community and surrounding farmland. The Scarf House was occupied by P.T. George according to the 1877 Hopkins Atlas. As a patron of the Atlas, George is noted as a farmer of 225 acres, and born in Maryland in 1847.(2)

Between 1877 and 1915, the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad was constructed, and it's course passed to the north of Baldwin before intersecting with the northern branch of the Harford Turnpike northeast of the village. The establishment of Baldwin Station as the community at the intersection of Baldwin Mill Road and the railroad enabled the village to maintain its importance through the early 20th century.(3) Baldwin has remained a rural crossroads community through the late 20th century.

ENDNOTES

1. J.C. Sidney, Map of the City and County of Baltimore, Maryland, from Original Surveys (Baltimore, MD: James M. Stephens, 1850).

2. Atlas of Baltimore County, Maryland (Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins, 1877).

3. Map of Baltimore County (Philadelphia, PA: G.W. Bromley, 1915).

9. Major Bibliographical References inventory No. BA-1888

See continuation sheet.

10. Geographical Data

Acreage of surveyed property 3.73 acres

Acreage of historical setting 3.73

Quadrangle name Jarrettsville Quadrangle scale 1:24,000

Verbal boundary description and justification

This house constructed c. 1870, is located at 5300 Patterson Road in Baldwin in the Eleventh District of Baltimore County. It has

been historically associated with tax map 44, parcel 183.

11. Form Prepared By name/title K. Baynard & J. Riggle, Architectural Historians

organization E.H.T. Traceries

street and number 1121 5th Street NW

city or town Washington

date 7/1/02

telephone 202/393-1199

state DC zip code 20001

The Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 supplement.

The survey and inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringement of individual property rights.

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Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form Name Scarf House Continuation Sheet Number 9 Page j

Atlas of Baltimore County, Maryland. Philadelphia PA: G.M. Hopkins, 1877. Map of Baltimore County, Maryland. Philadelphia, PA: G.W. Bromley, 1915. Sidney, J.C. Map of the City and County of Baltimore, Maryland, from Original Surveys. Baltimore, MD: James M. Stephens, 1850.

BA-1888 Scarf House 5300 Patterson Road Jarrettsville USGS Quad Map Baltimore County